Why is my PS3 Super Slim fan spinning at max speed and overheating
So here's the problem. I bought a PS3 Super Slim used.
When I brought it home, I plugged it in and it worked. Popped in a copy of Batman Arkham City GOTY edition and it was working fine. Then after a few minutes I unplugged it after turning it off and I inspected the PS3, and I noticed it was dusty af (no surprise). At the bottom I notice rust from the slots. Following a PS3 Super Slim teardown/disassembly tutorial I disassembled it upto the motherboard and the fan. Dunno if I can post pics of the inside of the PS3 but it was disgustingly full of dust bunnies. Cleaned the fan with dry Q-tips and dusted off everything without damaging a component. I put it back all together and I turn it on, everything seemed fine at first, booted into XMB and after a few seconds the fan speed started to ramp up to max like a jet taking off (literally). While I'm still on the XMB I foolishly decided to pop in my Batman disc and when I arrive at the start screen I got an (the PS3 is too hot) message and then it shuts off.
Opened it back up again, checked for any dust inside the fan and the fins (the metal ones). It was clean. Even tried resetting the PS3 to no avail. Researching online I find that maybe the thermal paste needs replacing so I ordered some Arctic MX-4 paste. Haven't checked the condition of the paste from the PS3 yet. Any solutions would be appreciated 🙏
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Video footage : https://files.fm/u/4ang59edne
par Pranav Chunnoo
Yeah its the thermal paste, get that replaced.
par Wicker